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Centaurs have 2 sets of ribcages & internal organs, which make them more resistant to organ failures/heart attacks. (lemmynsfw.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by NotMVD@lemmynsfw.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] NotMVD@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I am unsure whether centaurs have a joined or separate circulatory systems. Worst case - they're separate for horse & human body. But if they're joined, then I think a centaur may survive on 1 heart, as you've said.

[–] CoolGirl586@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Horse hearts are massive compared to human hearts. They would just die.

[–] NotMVD@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 5 months ago

Or human part will be alive, and not the horse part.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Good lord, how big is that football if the picture on the right is supposed to be the size of a fist??

I assume they don't mean an American football, but still. Seems like on the right is a child's heart.

[–] Pinklink@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Imagine a wounded centaur with the horse part dead and the human part just writhing on the ground fully alive. Morbidly hilarious that image is

[–] NotMVD@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah... honestly, it depends on how they're built. Because it might work on one of interpretation of the centaur's internal biology, but not on another. Still funny though.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, I figured that a platypus doesn’t have a separate system for the duck part and another one for the beaver part.

[–] NotMVD@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They also produce both eggs & milk, thus they can be enslaved for infinite supply of omelette.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Just add sugar and wheat to make some cake.